By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (Jan.8) categorically denied the largest opposition party’s rank and file had ever planned to bring former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra back home on condition that they become government after the next general election. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai party headquarters, the
Month: January 2023
Many communities isolated in ‘record-breaking’ Western Australia floods
By Reuters and published by CNA Sydney – Australia’s weather forecaster said on Sunday (Jan. 8) that record-breaking floods in the country’s northwest had now left many communities isolated, as the days-long crisis continued. The emergency in the Kimberley – an area in Western Australia state about the size of California – was sparked this
Read morePheu Thai pushes Prayut to act on ministers with 2 wives
PHEU Thai Party deputy leader Yutthapong Charasathien today (Jan. 8) challenged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to take action on some ministers in his cabinet who have two wives, Matichon newspaper said. The Pheu Thai MP for Maha Sarakham said in being a politician one had to be ethical and urged Prayut to not be
Read moreThree ministers to welcome Chinese tourists arriving tomorrow
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul together with Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn will be going to Suvarnabhumi Airport tomorrow to welcome Chinese tourists arriving on the first flight to Thailand after Beijing began lifting its border restrictions today (Jan. 8) with the easing of its three
Read moreHusband catches wife having an affair with a ‘former deputy prime minister’
A PROMINENT lawyer today (Jan. 7) revealed in a Facebook post that one of his clients was shocked to find out that his wife was having an affair with a former deputy prime minister, Thai Rath newspaper said. The lawyer, Mr. Sittra Biabungkerd, secretary-general of Team Foundation for Youth and Society, said his client,
Read morePolice arrest Indian exec for urinating on plane passenger
By AFP and Reuters – published by DW New Delhi – Indian police authorities have arrested Shankar Mishra, formerly an executive with American banking giant Wells Fargo, for allegedly urinating on a passenger aboard an Air India flight in November. Indian media reported that Mishra had urinated on a passenger, an elderly woman, on
Read moreDozens of cattle smuggled from Myanmar seized
A BORDER Patrol Police unit seized a herd of 84 cattle smuggled to Prachuab Khiri Khan province from Myanmar but three men driving them across the border managed to escape in the dark, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 7), Pol. Lt. Col. Tawee Phanoi, commander of company 146 manning Singkhon checkpoint, took a team
Read moreFormer senior Pattaya official’s nephew surrenders after killing British engineer
THE NEPHEW of a former deputy mayor of Pattaya surrendered to police today (Jan. 7) after shooting to death a British engineer in a road rage row, TV Channel 7 said. Provincial Police Region 2’s investigation team joined Huay Yai police station in arresting Mr. Apichat (surname withheld), 32, after being contacted by Mr.
Read moreAlibaba founder Jack Ma visiting Thailand
JACK MA, the billionaire founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba who has been living in Japan for the past six months after disappearing from public view amid Beijing’s crackdown on tech companies, is currently visiting Thailand, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Jan. 6). During his stay in Bangkok Ma watched boxing matches at Ratchadamnoen boxing stadium
Read moreAfter 23 years, the Gladiator sequel is finally happening
By Simon Boyle – The Sun and published by News.com.au IT IS one of the great action movies and now blockbuster director Ridley Scott is returning to Roman epic Gladiator with a sequel. Rumours of a follow-up to the historical drama have swirled for five years, after the filmmaker hinted at a potential script
Read morePheu Thai MP deprived of MP status for attempted extortion
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI MP ANURAK Tangpanithanond was immediately deprived of his MP status and banned from politics for 10 years from today (Jan. 6) due to an attempted extortion charge. The Supreme Court ruled the Pheu Thai MP of Mukdahan guilty of attempting to extort five million baht in cash from
Read morePrayut, Prawit more likely than anyone else to become next PM: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan will be more likely to become head of government after the next general election than anyone else as far as unelected senators are concerned, according to a noted academic. Kasetsart University’s Political Science Association President Thanaporn Sriyakul has forecast the
Read moreSongkhla news editor among 3 nabbed for drugs
A NEWS EDITOR of a local newspaper in southern Songkhla province was among three suspects arrested on drug charges today (Jan. 6), Naewna newspaper said. A team of Border Patrol Police, 44th Ranger Forces Regiment and 5th Infantry Division led by Mr. Phongsathorn Thammachat, director of the Office of Narcotics Control Board in Songkhla,
Read morePrayut’s nephew traced to providing 500 tour buses to grey businessman: Chuwit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEPHEW OF PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s was found to have provided, either knowingly or not, as many as 500 tour buses for use by a Chinese-born businessman arrested for various crimes which he had allegedly perpetrated in Thailand, said outspoken ex-MP Chuwit Kamonvisit today (Jan.5). During a press conference
Read moreWoman stunned at being hit with 6.5 million baht parking fee at mall
A WOMAN who had parked her car at a well-known shopping mall for a couple of hours was shocked at being being hit with over 6.5 million baht parking fee but this later turned out to be an error by the payment machine, Sanook.com said this evening (Jan. 5). Crew of Hone Krasae programme
Read moreElection Commission urged to follow Prayut’s popularity-wooing visits
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.5) advised to see whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may practically break the law with the evident use of government property and personnel whilst “paying popularity-wooing” visits to the provinces during a current run-up to the next general election. Prayut who has earlier confirmed to
Read moreThailand’s medical tourism likely to soar in 2023
SIMILAR to the improvement of the overall tourism industry, the medical tourism sector too has started to bounce back and is expected to generate 25 billion baht revenue in the new year, INN News said this morning (Jan. 5). Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general to the Prime Minister for political affairs acting as a
Read moreFed wants ‘flexibility’ on rates as inflation remains key focus, minutes show
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Washington – All officials at the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 13-14 policy meeting agreed the US central bank should slow the pace of its aggressive interest rate increases, allowing them to continue increasing the cost of credit to control inflation but in a gradual way
Read moreOfficial stats not reflecting true impact of Covid-19 wave in China: WHO
Beijing –The World Health Organization (WHO) criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday (Jan. 4), warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak. “We believe that the current numbers being published from China under-represent the true impact of the disease in terms of hospital admissions, in
Read morePrayut to become Ruam Thai Sang Chart member next Monday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is scheduled to register himself as a member of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party next Monday. Prayut will be formally introduced as a Ruam Thai Sang Chart member at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre next Monday, confirmed a partisan source today (Jan.4). His partisan membership
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